Patients who are at least 7 years old with stable Cystic Fibrosis who have Staphylococcus aureus in their Lungs will be enrolled into the study and receive one dose of Aurexis® intravenously on Study Day 1, and will be followed until Study Day 57. Aurexis is a humanized monoclonal antibody that is designed to combat Staphylococcus aureus. The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and pharmacokinetic profile (concentration of Aurexis in blood and sputum) of Aurexis. Additionally, certain tests and measurements will be conducted to preliminarily determine if Aurexis demonstrates any benefit to these patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
To evaluate the safety of a single dose of Aurexis® in stable subjects with CF who are chronically colonized with SA in their lungs
To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of a single dose of Aurexis® in stable subjects with CF who are chronically colonized with SA in their lungs
To evaluate the biologic and clinical effects of a single dose of Aurexis® in stable subjects with CF who are chronically colonized with SA in their lungs on:
Changes in bacterial load of SA in sputum as determined by colony counts
Changes in inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage fluid, breath condensate and plasma, including IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNFα.
Changes in oxidant/antioxidant balance in nasal lavage, breath condensate and plasma including GSH, GSSG, redox potential, cysteine, and cystine
Changes in pulmonary function tests as determined by FVC, FEV1, and FEF25-75%
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